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At 7 p.m. that evening, Tammy drove Avery to a five-star hotel in the city.
“When we get in let’s split up. That’ll make it easier for you to fish for investors,” said Tammy. Avery nodded and said, “I didn’t forget that you’re here for a blind date. I won’t be a third wheel.”
Tammy chuckled, then said, “Keep your eyes on your phone. I’ll text you when I can’t take it anymore.” “Okay,” Avery responded.
The two women walked into the hotel and entered the ballroom from two separate doorways.
Avery picked up a glass of juice, then sat herself down in a corner of the room.
She wanted to take a peek at Tammy’s blind date.
The Lynch family was in the department store business. They were not a listed company, but they were popular and well-known in the country.
Avery was sure that the person Tammy’s familý set her up with would be from a similar background, but she was curious about his looks, age, and personality.
Soon after, a familiar, handsome face caught Avery’s eye.
Why did Tammy’s date look so familiar?
That man… Was that Jun Hertz?!
She had a meeting with him at Tate Industries before. It was a short discussion that did not end too pleasantly.
Avery placed her glass down and sent Tammy a text.
Avery: (What’s your date’s name? He looks familiar.)
Tammy was in the middle of a conversation with Jun when her phone screen lit up.
She saw Avery’s text, then sent a reply.
Tammy: (Jun Hertz. Do you know him?)
Avery: (I do!!!)
Tammy: What’s with that reaction? Did something happen between you? I can back off!
Avery: INo! I don’t know him that well, but I know he’s got about two hundred million dollars in his account!
Tammy: (Holy sh*t! Is he that rich? No way! He just graduated from college not too long ago. How could h e have that much money?)
Avery: … He plans on buying out my dad’s company.]
Tammy: (What?! I’m going to need a second to process this.]
Avery: (Don’t tell him we know each other! There’s something fishy about this guy, but I haven’t been able t o find out much about him.)
Tammy: [Leave it to me! I’ll figure out what’s going on!) Since Tammy was focused on her phone, Jun shifted his gaze and looked around the banquet hall.
That was when he noticed Avery sitting in a corner of the room.
What was she doing there?
That party was a singles event, but Avery had a husband.
Jun grinned, then pulled out his phone and sent Elliot a text.
Jun: (Hey, Elliot. Your wife’s at a singles party in the Celestial Hall at Regency Hotel. There are a few guys with their eyes on her… Did you let her out to play?]
Avery’s phone rang ten minutes later.
She answered it, hung up, sent Tammy a text, then rushed toward the hotel exit.
Jun watched Avery’s back as she quickly made her way out. He smiled.
How did she find the men to make a fool out of Elliot Foster behind his back?
Could she not just stay quietly by his side?
Where was she going to find a man who was better than Elliot Foster?
Jun had no idea what she was thinking.
Tammy’s brows furrowed as she replied: [What’s the rush? Is it that urgent?]
Avery: (Extremely urgent! I’ll see you again soon!)
The one who had called Avery was Elliot’s bodyguard.
He had instructed her to wait for him at the hotel entrance.
If she did not listen, he was going to break her legs.
Avery still suffered from the past traumatic experience with the bodyguard. He was a cruel man.
Although she knew that he was acting on Elliot’s orders, it was better to be safe than sorry.
A black car stopped on the street in front of her about fifteen minutes later.
The car window rolled down, revealing the bodyguard’s ominous face.
Avery got into the backseat, closed the door, and the car sped off.
“You know, Miss Tate,” said the bodyguard. “If Mr. Foster had a pet dog for a few months, it would know who its owner and family are. Why are you biting the hand that feeds you?”
“Are you saying I’m less than a dog?” Avery said with a frown.
“That’s exactly what I’m saying,” said the bodyguard in a tone filled with loathing. “After spending all of this time freeloading off Mr. Foster, what else have you done other than p*ss him off every day?”
“You think I want to be a freeloader? If you don’t like me that much, then why don’t you convince him to divorce me?” suggested Avery.
“You’re an idiot!” roared the bodyguard. “I don’t know what’s gotten into Mr. Foster. How could he fall in love with a stupid woman like you?”
“You’re the idiot here,” Avery said. “How could you possibly think that he loves me?”
“Seriously? If he didn’t love you, you’d be long gone by now! Have a heart, won’t you?” said the bodyguard a She angrily slammed his fist onto the steering wheel.
Avery stiffened in the backseat. She wanted to hold back, but she could not help but retaliate.
“Would he have forced me to get an abortion if he loved me?”
“Did you really expect him to let you give birth to some other man’s kid?!”
“What if it wasn’t someone else’s baby?” Avery asked. “He still wouldn’t let me keep it.”
“Just don’t have a baby, then! If you were half as smart as Miss Tierney, you wouldn’t end up fighting every day!”
Avery glanced out the window and said, “That’s your opinion. I like children, and I want to have my own. What right does he have to say he loves me if he won’t allow that?”